Jermal Ball

Week of May 4, 2026: Loveland Officer Receives Multiple Awards, Terminated Two Months Later

Andrew Fraieli

Andrew Fraieli

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Week of May 4, 2026: Loveland Officer Receives Multiple Awards, Terminated Two Months Later
Welcome to my weekly sum-up. Every Monday I send out a short summary of the last week’s officers that have landed on Colorado’s Peace Officer Standards and Training public database of law enforcement misconduct and actions. They are not necessarily only actions that have happened in the last week, but those that have been added, and consist of any other context I could find. Additionally are officers with otherwise obvious misconduct from around the same time.

This week is a short list with few documents yet to explain, but one officer who is still certified after multiple instances of recorded dishonesty.

Image courtesy of Archuleta County Sheriff's Office. Photo illustration by Andrew Fraieli

Jermal Ball (CO-202-534)

  • Issued a credibility report from previous agency of Durango Police Department on May 6, 2026
  • Applied to Durango PD in October 2021
  • Currently a deputy with Archuleta County Sheriff's Office as of February 2023
  • Fired from Durango PD weeks after hiring for dishonesty related to being pulled over  with a .157 blood alcohol content while driving
  • Firing went unreported to POST because Durango PD said Ball had not been sworn in yet
  • Did not disclose a previous domestic violence charge from New Mexico in his application to become a Colorado law enforcement officer

Sources:

    • POST Database
    • Denver Post
    • Archuleta County SO Facebook page
Image courtesy of Loveland Police Department Facebook page. Photo illustration by Andrew Fraieli

Patrick McQueen (CO-2000-1072)

  • Terminated for cause as an officer with Loveland Police Department on May 7
  • Received a “Patrol Division Meritorious Service Award” and “Lifesaving Medal Department Award” at a Loveland Police Department awards ceremony Feb. 26
  • Former officer with Denver Police Department
  • No previous actions
  • Loveland did not respond to a records request under CORA on May 7 for relevant documents by publishing.

Sources:

Image courtesy of Commerce City Police Department Facebook page. Photo illustration by Andrew Fraieli

Alejandro Berra (CO-106-017)

  • Arrested by Denver Police at his home on April 27 for domestic violence-related assault
  • Court summons states that he shares his apartment with his girlfriend of four years, and during an argument on April 26, she knocked his hat off his head to which he then allegedly slapped her in the face with an open hand.
  • According to Commerce City Police Department Public Information Officer Joanna Small, Berra is currently on administrative leave.
  • Reported on here

Sources:

    • POST Database
    • Job Application
    • Court documents
    • Arrest affidavit
Image courtesy of D60 Pueblo Athletics Facebook page. Photo illustration by Andrew Fraieli

Dominic Pino (CO-984-804)

  • Resigned while under investigation as an officer with Pueblo Police Department on April 24
  • Applied to Pueblo PD in September 2020
  • Formerly with Pueblo Sheriff’s Office from May 2020 to hiring, and Colorado Department of Corrections from December 2018 to April 2020
  • Pueblo Police Department did not respond to a May 5 records request under CCJRA for the related internal affairs report before publishing

Sources:

    • POST Database
    • Job application

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